Incoming Students

Competitive fellowships for U.S. citizens and permanent residents who contribute to diversity provides full tuition, benefits and a monthly stipend for up to five years for doctoral students. Rackham administered.

Provides tuition and stipend for up to five years for doctoral students in geochemistry, nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, materials science, analytical chemistry, and other disciplines related to nuclear forensics.

Provides tuition and stipend for up to five years for doctoral students in geochemistry, nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, materials science, analytical chemistry, and other disciplines related to nuclear forensics.

Three year fellowships for U.S. citizens or nationals who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

The Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant is designed to support Rackham graduate students who need assistance to carry out research that advances their progress toward their degree. Doctoral students are eligible to receive one grant as a pre-candidate and one as a candidate. Rackham administered.

This NIH grant provides up to six years of tuition and stipend support for students pursuing an M.D./Ph.D. degree or other dual doctoral degree who intend careers as physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists.

Candidacy and Dissertation

Provides 1-2 years of support for students conducting research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems.

One year dissertation fellowships for U.S. citizens or nationals who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

Eligibility for the U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship is limited to students in certain Ph.D. programs who need to conduct 6-12 months of dissertation research abroad.

The Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant is designed to support Rackham graduate students who need assistance to carry out research that advances their progress toward their degree. Doctoral students are eligible to receive one grant as a pre-candidate and one as a candidate. Rackham administered.

Established to increase the proportion of doctoral students in the humanities and humanities-related social sciences who complete the Ph.D. and decrease the time it takes to complete the degree. Participating doctoral programs are responsible for the selection of recipients. Rackham administered.

International Students

The Barbour Scholarships support women who are citizens of countries in the area formerly known as the Orient (encompassing the large region extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east) and who intend to devote themselves to a professional career in their native countries after graduation. Rackham administered.

Fellowship program for international students in years three, four, and five of a Ph.D. program. Eligible fields include life and health sciences, physical sciences, biomedical engineering, computer science, and psychology. Rackham administered.

Michigan Residents

Awarded by the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, the student must be a Kent County resident (2 year minimum) pursuing full or part-time study at any accredited school in Michigan. Must have financial need and a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Awarded by the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, the student must be a Kent County resident (2 year minimum) and a graduate level student at a Michigan college. Must have financial need and a minimum 3.0 GPA.

The King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program is funded by the State of Michigan and is intended to increase the pool of traditionally underrepresented candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education. Rackham administered.

Women

The Barbour Scholarships support women who are citizens of countries in the area formerly known as the Orient (encompassing the large region extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east) and who intend to devote themselves to a professional career in their native countries after graduation. Rackham administered.

The Mary Malcomson Raphael Fellowship is for graduate women students in a humanities or social science field within the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Students must be nominated by a department.

Eligibility for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship is limited to students in certain Ph.D. programs who need to conduct 6-12 months of dissertation research abroad.

The Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust seeks to promote friendship and understanding between the peoples of the United States and France by supporting scholarly activities and exchanges which allow members of one society to learn more about the people and civilization of the other society. Rackham administered.

The Menakka and Essel Bailey Graduate Fellowship offers multiple grants up to $6,500 each for graduate students who are U.S. citizens pursuing research, field work, cultural experience, or other study relevant to their graduate degree, preferably in the areas of public health, health care, or environmental work in South or Southeast Asia (excluding China or Japan).

Provides funding for one graduate student per summer to participate in an international community service project, humanitarian experience, or other civic oriented project related to the field of public health.

U-M offers several types of assistance for students experiencing an emergency situation or one-time, unusual, unforeseen expense while in school. Options include grants and short-term, interest-free loans. Information regarding the availability of emergency funding from a variety of sources is available on the Provost’s Office website.

Graduate students at the University of Michigan who wish to pursue advanced studies in this country or abroad in religious education or in preparation for the ministry are eligible for both the Radcliffe and Ramsdell fellowships. Students must have already received a degree (bachelor's, master's, etc.) from the University of Michigan prior to the deadline for the Ramsdell Fellowship. Rackham administered.